Russell Hulse was awarded Nobel Prize 1993 in Physics "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation."
Nationality United States
Institution Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory
Award 1993
Discipline Physics
Co-recipients Joseph Taylor Jr.
MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 1993 in Physics "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation."
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